Prophecy Interpretations (re: vanquishing LV)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 110005

Luckdragon64 guesses:
> > > What would be worse than death for Voldemort? Why, being a 
> > > common muggle of course. 


SSSusan:
> > I don't know. [Shudder.]  I'm not so sure I'd want a de-magicked 
> > Voldy out there, royally pissed off.  I don't think it'd take him 
> > long to pick up how to use an uzi.  
 
> > And while I love the idea of Harry somehow getting off the hook 
> > for having to kill Voldy [you know, vanquish vs. kill], deep down 
> > I do want Voldy to die.  I'm not at all keen on Voldy living, 
> > even "reduced to" a Muggle, nor am I especially keen on the idea 
> > of a Redeemed!Tom somewhere inside Voldy who can live while 
> > essence-of-Voldy (or Sally) dies.  
 
 
Luckdragon64 replies:
> While I agree that Voldemort deserves to die, so did Peter and when 
> Harry spared his life he set a precedent and showed that his self 
> restraint is what may save him in the end. If voldemort is forced 
> to live out his life as a muggle he will receive more punishment 
> than he would in death(he would be jailed of course). Also were 
> Voldemort to die who is to say he would not come back as an evil 
> spirit who cannot be done away with at all(100x worse than the 
> bloody Baron). Remember Sir Nick's "Some ghosts choose to stay".


SSSusan:
Interesting points, Luckdragon.  For some dumb reason I wasn't 
thinking about a magicless Voldy going to jail; I was making the very 
LARGE leap of thinking that he was somehow considered "wiped clean" 
and allowed to go.  *That* I truly cannot imagine happening--and 
don't WANT to happen.  But an imprisoned magicless Voldy?  Eh, maybe.

"Some ghosts choose to stay."  I wonder how much power ghosts have?  
What all can they *do*?  I don't know, but I would agree that a Ghost!
Voldy would probably manage to be more powerful than your average 
ghost.


Siriusly Snapey Susan...who still thinks Voldy should die but agrees 
that a precedent was set when Harry spared Peter.  (Maybe that was 
simply to set up a life debt plot point???)